Sergey Khachatryan (also spelled Sergei Khachatryan; Armenian: Սերգեյ Խաչատրյան) (born 5 April 1985 in Yerevan) is an Armenian violinist.[1] Since 1993 he has lived in Germany where he gave his first orchestral concert at the age of nine in the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 5 April 1985 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Western classical |
| Occupation | Concert violinist |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Website | sergeykhachatryan |
He made his New York City debut on 4 August 2006, playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto in Avery Fisher Hall under the baton of Osmo Vänskä.[2] In June 2013, he played Shostakovich's first Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot conducting.[3]
Prizes
edit- 2000: 1st prize at the International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists[4]
- 2000: 1st prize at the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (he is the youngest person who ever won)[1]
- 2000: 2nd prize at the International Fritz Kreisler Competition[4]
- 2002: 2nd prize at the Indianapolis International Violin Competition[5]
- 2005: 1st prize at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition[6]
- 2008: The Medal of Movses Khorenatsi (Armenia)
- 2010: Beethoven Ring Bonn
- 2012: Merited Artist of Armenia[7]
- 2014: Awarded the 'Credit Suisse Young Artist Award' and was granted $82,000[8]
At the Queen Elisabeth Competition, he won the 1708 "Huggins" Stradivarius violin on loan to him from the Nippon Music Foundation for four years.[4]
Currently, he is using 1740 Guarneri Del Gesù Ysaÿe violin on loan to him from the Nippon Music Foundation.
Recordings
editHe has six CDs at Naïve Records:[9]
- Sibelius – Violin Concerto/Khachaturian – Violin Concerto
- Shostakovich – Violin Concerto 1, Op. 77, No. 2, Op. 129
- Franck – Violin Sonata in A major/ Shostakovich – Violin Sonata, Op. 134
- J. S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, BWV 1001–1006 (2010)
- Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonatas Nos 1 - 3, with Lusine Khachatryan, piano (2012)
- My Armenia - Komitas Krunk (The Crane) - Tsirani Tsar (Apricot Tree) - Seven Folk Dances. Edvard Mirzoyan Introduction & Perpetuum Mobile. Aram Khachaturian Two dances from ballet Gayaneh. Arno Babajanian Six Pictures for Piano Solo. Edvard Baghdasaryan Rhapsody. (2016)
He has a debut CD at EMI Classics, released October 7, 2002. Among the works on this CD are the Brahms D minor sonata and Ravel's Tzigane, both performed with pianist Lusine Khachatryan, his sister, as well as Chausson's Poeme and Waxman's Carmen Fantasy, both performed with pianist Vladimir Khachatryan, his father.
References
edit- ^ a b "biography". Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
- ^ "At Mostly Mozart, a Tousle-Haired Newcomer Joins a Returning Hero " by Steve Smith, The New York Times, August 7, 2006]
- ^ "Water Music" by Alex Ross, The New Yorker, pp. 92–93, 8 July 2013
- ^ a b c "Lark Music Society". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Laureates, Indianapolis International Violin Competition". Archived from the original on December 25, 2005.
- ^ "Detail". queenelisabethcompetition.be.
- ^ "ZARK Foundation - Սերգեյ Խաչատրյան". zarkfoundation.com.
- ^ "Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan wins £50,000 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award". The Strad. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "discography". Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
Further reading
edit- Eichler, Jeremy (4 May 2007). "Private dreams of Shostakovich, in memory of a friend". The Boston Globe. Boston. p. 46. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Pasles, Chris (23 August 2007). "Young violinist captivates Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. p. 89. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.